Cardiff Fire Up Old Style Hockey In The Bay

If you fancy watching old style ice hockey pop down to watch Cardiff Fire when they play Romford Raiders early next month.

It’s true Cardiff Devils have a high quality team playing at the highest level in the UK, but Fire have their place in the pecking order.

There were fights galore during Fire’s 7-3 win against Swindon Wildcats – and two hours 23 minutes in penalties. At one stage Fire had five players in the penalty box and it was getting full.

Fire are a wholehearted, committed group who won’t back down when the going gets tough.

Cardiff Fire involved in a scuffle. Pic: James Assinder.

They stand up for themselves and, when Swindon players opted for a physical approach, the Fire responded.

Swedish defenceman Viktor Langseth was thrown out for slashing – on a match penalty – while Swindon goalie Tyler Perrer was dismissed on a game misconduct penalty following a 2+2 for fighting.

Fire now have this weekend off from fixtures before returning to action against Romford Raiders on the first day in December.

Match stats: 

Scorers, Fire: Stephen Deacon 2+1, Tamas Elias 2+0, Joe Morris 1+0, Ellis Sheppard 1+0, Jordan Powell 1+2, Tom Smith 0+1, Alan Armour 0+1, Ross Wilkinson 0+1, Josh Haslam 0+1.

Celebration time for Cardiff Fire. Pic: James Assinder.

Wildcats: Jason Warren 1+0, Daniel Sullivan 1+0, Elliot Randall 1+1, Reed Sayers 0+1, Max Chamberlain 0+1. 

Shots on goal: Fire (on Perre/Landells) 67, Wildcats (on Whiting) 26.

Penalties in minutes: Fire 4+29+36=69, Wildcats 16+6+52=74.

Period scores: 3-0, 2-0 (5-0), 2-3 (7-3)

Referee: Andrejs Korsaks.

NIHL South fixtures:

November

Saturday 24: Solent Devils v Bristol Pitbulls, Invicta v Guildford, Haringey Huskies v Peterborough Phantoms, Slough Jets v Swindon Wildcats.

Sunday 25: Swindon Wildcats v Romford Raiders.

December

Saturday 1: Solent Devils v Oxford City Stars, Lee Valley lions v Bristol Pitbulls, Bracknell Hornets v Slough Jets, Peterborough Phantoms v Invicta, Cardiff Fire v Romford Raiders.

Sunday 2: Guildford v Solent Devils, Romford Raiders v Basingstoke Buffalo, Swindon Wildcats v Chelmsford Chieftains.

Saturday 8: Solent Devils v Haringey Huskies, Invicta v Bracknell Hornets, Slough Jets v Guildford.

Sunday 9: Basingstoke Buffalo v Oxford City Stars, Guildford v Bristol Pitbulls, Swindon Wildcats v Peterborough Phantoms.

Five Cardiff Fire players in the penalty box.

English Ice Hockey Association

NIHL South 2 (Wilkinson) 2018/19

			P	W	OW	OL	L	PIM	F	A	Pts
1		Chelmsford Chieftains	12	10	0	1	1	360	94	26	21
2		Oxford City Stars	10	9	0	0	1	153	81	24	18
3		Slough Jets	10	7	1	0	2	183	83	35	16
4		Solent Devils	9	7	0	0	2	263	68	28	14
5		Bracknell Hornets	9	6	0	1	2	271	67	38	13
6		Bristol Pitbulls	11	4	1	2	4	186	42	46	12
7		Raiders Junior S2	9	5	1	0	3	319	49	35	12
8		Guildford	9	5	0	1	3	184	34	25	11
9		Cardiff Fire	10	4	1	0	5	385	44	54	10
10		Peterborough Phantoms	10	2	2	0	6	157	48	46	8
11		Haringey Huskies	10	3	0	0	7	465	43	56	6
12		Invicta	10	2	0	1	7	140	29	56	5
13		Basingstoke Buffalo	5	2	0	0	3	104	16	31	4
14		Swindon Wildcats 2	9	0	0	0	9	182	13	83	0
15		Lee Valley Lions	11	0	0	0	11	183	17	145	0